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Types of support
A) In-country Programs
The CEE Trust awards grants and fellowships on a regular basis throughout the year. The scope and scale of the CEE Trust grantmaking activity are determined by the size of its budget for the coming years until the end of 2012 as well as the priorities of the CEE Trust in the relevant countries.
On October 1, 2009 the CEE Trust opens a general Call for Proposals for
B) Cross-Border Initiatives (ongoing)
In the light of the CEE Trust mission, the Cross-Border Initiative supports leading organizations working regionally and strategic regional initiatives of ‘domestic' NGOs in CEE. Eligible initiatives shall come from:
· CEE regional NGO resource and infrastructure organizations;
· CEE regional advocacy, watchdog and public policy initiatives/networks;
· CEE regional networking and information exchange initiatives/organizations (context in which CEE civil society functions);
· CEE regional cross-border grant-makers;
· CEE regional initiatives linking civil society actors with policy makers and public authorities (local, regional, national and EU levels).
A maximum grant amount has been set for up to 25,000 USD. However, the CEE Trust might be flexible as to the size of grants requested and as to the program duration as well, as long as it is reasonably justified by the applicant. Supported initiatives would preferably include significant co-funding from other sources.
Beyond above-mentioned types of initiatives, the CEE Trust Cross-Border Initiative is a flexible and responsive mechanism able to react to other opportunities as well. The CEE Trust runs the initiative in a pro-active manner and considers applications continuously. The CEE Trust is willing to cooperate with other donors in order to expand the geographic scope of its Cross-Border Initiative and is looking for solid and stable networks, not for ad hoc ideas.
The application procedure follows the steps described for the in-country programs.
C) Fellowship opportunities
The CEE Trust provides a limited number of individual fellowships aiming at developing leadership capacities of NGOs and Foundations in the region. Currently there are two fellowship opportunities:
1. Individual grants for young leaders as well as senior managers and executives under the International Fellowship Program (IFP) managed by the EFC on competition basis within an open call for applications. Such persons are given the opportunity to work from 3 to 12 weeks in another organization throughout Europe to gain valuable insights. (For detail see: http://www.efc.be)
2. Individual support available to individuals for participating in big civil society events, conferences, seminars, workshops etc upon request. The individuals should be invited as speakers, moderators or active participants in discussions. The applicants must submit their motivation letter, the agenda of the event as well as the request for funding to the CEE Trust at least one month prior to the event. If there is more than one application for the same event, the decision will be taken by the selection committee based on the following criteria:
· Personal and organizational merit;
· Personal involvement
· Follow-up commitment.
